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I did a course on lynda.com on Sketchup and picked it up fairly quickly, they are a subscription website with heaps of diferent courses, there is a 1 month free trial so you could do that then...

Looks like a pretty small area, you could pick up something nice from Bunnings or Ikea for not too much and swap it out in a day

I would 100% go the glass, slightly oversized. Get something nice and thick so it's heavy enough to hold itself down, maybe a few small adhesive rubber bits as mentioned to add some friction, speak...

Thanks guys! The power plane is a great suggestion, I have an old ozito I don't mind ruining the blades on. I usually use blonde timber like Blackbutt or Vic Ash, so it will be interesting to work...

I have been given about 80m of 150x35 hardwood from a pergola my sister had removed, and I plan to make a couple of dining tables. Most of it's really straight and will take a bit of work to machine...

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I have been given about 80m of 150x35 hardwood from a pergola my sister had removed, and I plan to make a couple of dining tables. Most of it's really straight and will take a bit of work to machine...

I'll be doing a bathroom vanity soon and have just built a coffee table out of the same timber to test my finishes. I'll be using a matte water based poly, at least 5 coats sanded in between. The...

I looked into all the saws at Bunnings, the Bosch or Ryobi would certainly do what you need for general construction, but have a play with all the models that have been sitting on the shelf getting...

I recently had to make the same decision, with the same budget and settles on the Makita 1017L. It has all the features you're after, except dual bevel. the 1017L is exclusive to Bunnings, I had...

Thanks everyone for your suggestions, I gave it a test yesterday and am really impressed with the results, this is after 3 passes with a half turn between passes. Some snipe showing, but I haven't...

Thanks Bendigo Bob, glad I'm not crazy! ha. I've just upgraded my Ozito mitre saw to a nice Makita SCMS, and use Makita drills and impact drivers, but the $25 ryobi biscuit joiner and $50 Ryobi...

I think Gumtree should sponsor my workshop, it's slowly filling with Gumtree bargains, and the latest is an Ozito thickness planer that I picked up for $90. I know some will disagree, but I'm just...

Thanks Cleokitty, Kennedy's are just down the road and were my first enquiry, but they charge over $200 for machinery setup, the timber for 1 table came to almost $700

So, it's been a while between 'drinks' but I just put up another video, this time a short 3 minute video of a recent wine rack build from recycled timber and some old 35mm film spools I managed to...

Hi Paul, Thanks for that list, I'll be subscribing to them all! Also thanks for continually putting up great projects , I love all the furniture you made for your Mum and Sister.

Hey all, I'm going to build a new dining table and am hoping to use Blackbutt (or similar blonde timber) in roughly 170x35mm, but I've only been able to find decking in 22mm thickness, does anyone...

Thanks all for the comments, the video is now over 20,000 views!!!! There are some pretty funny comments about my 'basic DIY tools' haha. I have heaps of plans to make more this year, I've decided...

Haha, if Festool want to give me a Donino to use in my videos... I won't be saying no! But I also wouldn't say no to Ozito.
I really want to keep showing people that DIY dummies like me can make...

Thanks for subscribing!! And there is really a lack of Aussies, I will DEFINITELY be talking in metric measurements on future videos,

Thanks Burraboy, I've added a few more listing and I'm up to 14 sales now, fathers day was good for me, and i'm expecting Christmas orders to start soon.

I have also had a couple of orders off...

So, I'm not exactly 'youtube famous' but I have just started a channel because I want to show what can be made with basic DIY brand tools. Most of my stuff is Ryobi, Ozito or Gumtree specials, and I...

Well, it seems there were more yes than no... Time to start practicing with the biscuits!

Thanks Rob, I was thinking biscuits for ease of alignment not so much for strength, doing 2 at a time is actually an awesome idea, an extra couple of hours is not a problem if I end up with a better...

Thanks Chief, some great info there, I'll have to read through it a few times before starting the project!

I have an old Ryobi jointer, not the best quality so I will have to do a few practice...

Thanks for the tips Kuffy! I have 4x sash clamps and plan on buying at least another 2 clamps (maybe long F clamps) as none of my others are long enough.

I can't help you with the build, but I have just helped my in laws fix up the 30 yr old cot their kids slept in, which will now be used for grandchildren.

Make sure you check out the Australian...

I will soon be building a 1600x500 bathroom vanity top out of 150x35 Blackbutt. I have done a few glue ups for coffee tables and side tables before but never one this long.

Would you use...

Agreed! but by the look of those cuts, I'm guessing he doesn't have a router ;)

Sorry to say it, but I think you'd be best putting this one down as a lesson and buying another sheet of MDF, marking them out with a template and taking your time with a jigsaw.

Make sure you...

Does anyone sell their projects on Etsy? I've just listed my first item to see how it goes:
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Thanks Rob, we have moved from an apartment to a 4 bedroom high set home since that photo, the headboard is a much better fit in the new larger rooms and I have a 3 car garage to work in!

Great...

Looks like it has a subtle saw tooth finish as well, I would agree with others that this is reclaimed wore brushed wood.

Hi all, I'm new to woodworking and new to the forum, but great to see such an active forum. I have been learning about woodworking from the university of Youtube for the past few months and have...

So, 2006 was a long time ago... Do we still need to keep images under 100kb?